Deliverance from Demon Possession in the Gospels: A Study into Its Backgrounds and Application in the Church

Abstract

The Bible admits that demons exist, and the Church is not spared. As Paul clearly states in Ephesians 6:12, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” The purpose of this paper is to investigate exorcism in the Gospels in order to inform and equip the Church for a ministry which may be needed, that is out of ordinary. A combination of methods is used (backgrounds, history, exegesis, and inter-textuality) to arrive at the conclusion that spiritual powers continue to exert their powers on people who need deliverance.